All in all, these records show that Earth's global average temperature has increased by about 1.8 F (1 C) since the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown ...

11, 2025 — Researchers combine acoustic monitoring with a neural network to identify fish activity on coral reefs by sound ... big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused ...

“The best way to protect coral reefs is to address the root cause of climate change. And that means reducing the human emissions that are mostly from burning of fossil fuels … everything else ...

Coral reef systems are highly sensitive to sea level and climate, and fossil reefs preserve reliable records of past variations. Yet many unknowns remain about the mechanisms that control climate ...

Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...

But scientists say it's essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that warm the planet, such as carbon dioxide and methane. “The best way to protect coral reefs is to address the root cause of ...

The purpose of the graphs is to highlight the occurrence of remarkably wet, cold or hot days in the Australian climate record. Weather and climate extremes can have significant social, environmental ...

Climate models predict that droughts will become more frequent and last longer. When oceans absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, they become more acidic, which causes coral reefs like the one above to die.

WCS is making a difference on this around the world. In Madagascar, our science on climate change and coral reefs is helping to re-prioritize where government and local communities establish marine ...

Local and Regional Disturbances to Reefs, Climate Change and Reefs, and People and Reefs. What makes this book special is that each chapter is made up of illustrated two-page sections on cutting-edge ...